this book is about a kid who has dyslexia and it shows how he is able to think and how he can communicate, he uses pictures to remember things. I would use this book as a read aloud in class for kindergarteners, because some of them would be able to associate to how he thinks that he thinks in pictures.

This book would be good for primary ages. This book is about a boy with dyslexia who has trouble reading a map during a campout, but when his group loses the map he leads them back using landmarks that he remembered. I would definitely use this book in my classroom. I'm not entirely sure if I have it be available or if I would just use it for a read-aloud, but it is really simple and does a good job of describing and explaining, so I think it would be a good resource to use to start a conversation with students. ( )

Sammy, a dyslexic child, was given a map and assigned to follow it to get to the campsite. He panicked, as the images swam before his eyes. He misread the map and led the children in the wrong direction. After the children become truly lost from more wrong turns, Sammy remembers all that he had seen along the way, and finally leads all the children safely back to camp through his recollections. Sammy ends up being the hero.
This wonderful book not only informs children about problems experienced by the dyslexic child, but it also shows the ‘gifts’ of memory and creativity that result from this disorder.

At the end of the story, there are notes to aid in classroom discussion as well as facts about dyslexia and ways to cope with it. There is also a list of ways to improve your memory to be more like Sammy.

This is a helpful and compassionate book. The illustrations, however, are strange looking, and the colors are unappealing as well.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. ( )